Yuga

[ yoog-uh ]

/ ˈyʊg ə /

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noun Hinduism.

an age of time.

any of four ages, the Satya, the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali, each worse than the last, forming a cycle due to begin again when the Kali has come to an end.

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Origin of Yuga

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1775–85

Words nearby Yuga

yuch, yuchy, yuck, yucko, yucky, Yuga, yugarie, Yugo., Yugoslav, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian

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How to use Yuga in a sentence

And a universal sorrow filled the air and answering sky, As when ends the mortal's Yuga and the end of world is nigh!
Maha-bharata|Anonymous
And rising into the sky, it seemed like a second sun of exceeding effulgence at the end of the Yuga.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Although even the gods and demons have been destroyed at the eventide of the last Yuga, Markandeya survives.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Yes, it was true that the shortest way to go to the Yuga River was to follow up the creek by which he was now standing.
The Sky Line of Spruce|Edison Marshall

Ben was glad he had not obeyed his impulse to tell the girl of his true reason for coming to the Yuga.
The Sky Line of Spruce|Edison Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for Yuga

Yuga

/ (ˈjʊɡə) /

noun

(in Hindu cosmology) one of the four ages of mankind, together lasting over 4 million years and marked by a progressive decline in the vitality and morals of men

Word Origin for Yuga

C18: from Sanskrit: yoke, race of men, era; see yoke

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